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Sunday morning accident leaves one dead

An accident near 40th and Lake early Sunday morning leaves one person dead and two others critically hurt.

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Updated: 1:49 PM CST Jan 18, 2015

Sunday morning accident leaves one dead

An accident near 40th and Lake early Sunday morning leaves one person dead and two others critically hurt.

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Updated: 1:49 PM CST Jan 18, 2015

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WEBVTT BREAKING NEWS OMAHA POLICE CONFIRM ONE PERSON IS DEAD -- AND TWO OTHERS ARE IN CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER AN EARLY MORNING CRASH. K-E-T-V NEWSWATCH SEVEN'S CHINH DOAN IS LIVE NEAR 40TH AND LAKE WITH MORE. CHINH? POLICE ARE LOOKING INTO FACTORS IN THIS FATAL CRASH. DETECTIVES ARE HOPING THE THREE SURVIVORS, ALONG WITH IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THIS CRASH. ACCIDENT INVESTIGATORS ARE CANVASSING THE SCENE AS DEBRIS IS SCATTERED ALONG LAKE STREET. LET'S SHOW YOU THE SCENE FROM EARLIER. POLICE SAY A NEIGHBOR CALLED 911 AROUND 4-30 THIS MORNING AFTER HEARING A LOUD CRASH NEAR 40TH AND LAKE. ONCE ON SCENE, OFFICERS SAW A CAR FLIPPED ON ITS TOP. POLICE SAY FOUR PEOPLE WERE INSIDE THE CAR. IT WAS DRIVING EAST ON LAKE STREET WHEN IT SUDDENLY HIT A TELEPHONE POLE THEN CRASHED INTO A FENCE. PARAMEDICS PRONOUNCED ONE PERSON DEAD - HE OR SHE WAS EJECTED. AND THREE OTHERS WERE RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL. WE KNOW AT THREATENING INJURIES, WHILE ANOTHER IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION. NONE OF THEIR NAMES HAVE BEEN RELEASED. POLICE DO BELIEVE SPEED AND ALCOHOL WERE FACTORS IN THIS DEADLY CRASH.(sgt joe collins/ " it's very dangerous, we've had numerous accidents this week involving injuries -- involving an intention -- the motor vehicle, driving a motor vehicle is inherently dangerous, or can be and alcohol just adds to that danger of operating a motor vehicle."") NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS THIS WEEK INVOLVING INJURIES -- SOME INVOLVING ALCOHOL, SOME INVOLVING AN INTENTION -- THE MOTOR VEHICLE, DRIVING A MOTOR VEHICLE IS INHERENTLY DANGEROUS, OR CAN BE AND ALCOHOL JUST ADDS TO THAT DANGER OF OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE -- AGAIN THE ONE PERSON DIED. THREE OTHERS HURT. THE DRIVER IS ONE OF THOSE INJURED AND SUSPECTED OF DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE. MEANWHILE 40TH THROUGH 42ND ALONG LAKE STREET WILL BE BLOCKED OFF FOR A COUPLE MORE HOURS. AVOID THIS AREA IF LIVE NEAR 40TH AND LAKE CHINH DOAN KETV NEWSWATCH 7. CHINH DOAN, THANKS.

Sunday morning accident leaves one dead

An accident near 40th and Lake early Sunday morning leaves one person dead and two others critically hurt.